RN PACU Full-time
Texas Health Resources

Registered Nurse, RN (Part Time- Days) - PACU Main

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Registered Nurse (RN) – PACU Main

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Allen 1105 Central Expwy North TX 75013

Work hours: Part Time – 20 Hours; Weekends; Two 10-hour shifts per week, including on-call requirements

PACU Highlights

  • Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team
  • Fast-Paced, high-volume department
  • The professional nurse exhibits an understanding of basic human needs.
  • The professional nurse demonstrates recognition and understanding of the patient’s affiliations.

Here’s What You Need

  • Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program Or Diploma Nurse Program
  • BSN preferred
  • At least 1 year of critical care experience as a registered nurse strongly preferred
  • RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Req And
  • BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Req And
  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days Req And
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Upon Hire Pref And

What You Will Do

  • Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
  • Assesses the patient
  • Plans the care of the patient
  • Intervenes as appropriate
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
  • Incorporates age-specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
  • Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant other’s need for information
  • Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.

Additional Perks Of Being a Texas Health Registered Nurse

  • Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.
  • Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
  • Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
  • A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Texas Health Allen has served our community and the surrounding Collin County areas since 2000. Our 88-bed, acute-care hospital provides quality medical care to patients from Allen, Lucas, Fairview, McKinney, Melissa, Wylie, and nearby communities.

We specialize in robotic and minimally invasive surgery, advanced cardiology, electrophysiology, orthopedic and spine treatments, as well as comprehensive women's and infant care. As an Accredited Chest Pain Center and STEMI-receiving facility, over 500 physicians practice across more than 25 specialties at our hospital.

Texas Health Allen holds multiple certifications, including Joint Commission Gold Seal Certification as a Chest Pain facility, Level II Maternal and NICU designations, and recognition as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. The hospital also earned Pathways to Excellence designation and Joint Commission Acute Heart Attack Ready (AHAR) Disease-Specific Certification.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Learn More About Our Culture, Benefits, And Recent Awards.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org

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